Research interests
Global development engineering; poverty alleviation; global health; participatory design methods and design capacity building; design ethnography; translational engineering
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Anticipated graduation 2027
SM, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 2023
BS, Mechanical Engineering with honors in Engineering Design, The Pennsylvania State University Schreyer Honors College - 2020
Certificate, Engineering Design, The Pennsylvania State University - 2020
Certificate, Mechanical Engineering Product Design Programme, National University of Singapore - 2018
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, Global Engineering and Research (GEAR) Lab
SM, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 2023
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow
- MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge Finalist
BS, Mechanical Engineering with honors in Engineering Design, The Pennsylvania State University Schreyer Honors College - 2020
- Summa Cum Laude, Engineering Student Marshal
- Cumulative GPA - 4.0/4.0
- Honors thesis - "Improving the Usability of Design Tools" advised by Prof Matt Parkinson
Certificate, Engineering Design, The Pennsylvania State University - 2020
Certificate, Mechanical Engineering Product Design Programme, National University of Singapore - 2018
Research
Developing low-cost, high-performance passive prosthetic feet for low- and middle-income country markets, MIT GEAR Lab - 2023-present
Reducing Preventable Diabetic Amputations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, MIT D-Lab - 2021-2023
Assessing Lifecycle and Human Costs of Bus Operator Workstation Design and Components, OPEN Design Lab - 2018-2021
Conversations for Vision, Center for Human-Computer Interaction - 2018-2021
Improving the Usability of Design Tools, Undergraduate honors thesis - 2019-2020
Third Eye, Center for Human-Computer Interaction - 2018-2020
- Conducting late-stage design and validation activities with the GEAR Lab's passive prosthetic foot design, preparing the prosthesis for commercialization
Reducing Preventable Diabetic Amputations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, MIT D-Lab - 2021-2023
- Studied the social, cultural, economic, political, and medical systems of low- and middle-income countries to inform appropriate technology development
- Conceptualization, mechanical design, and product development of a novel diagnostic medical device for predicting diabetic amputation risk in low-resource primary healthcare settings
- Raised five figures of non-dilutive seed funding
Assessing Lifecycle and Human Costs of Bus Operator Workstation Design and Components, OPEN Design Lab - 2018-2021
- Used and validated computational geometric methods to manipulate existing anthropometric data to approximate bus operator anthropometry for design
Conversations for Vision, Center for Human-Computer Interaction - 2018-2021
- Iteratively designed and prototyped new applications for computer vision in prosthetic technologies for people with visual impairments based on ethnographic studies
- Presented prototypes to users and qualitatively analyzed feedback
Improving the Usability of Design Tools, Undergraduate honors thesis - 2019-2020
- Designed and conducted human subjects usability studies of design tools developed in academia
- Redesigned and improved the usability of a publicly available design tool
Third Eye, Center for Human-Computer Interaction - 2018-2020
- Developed new assistive technology concepts and prototypes for the visually impaired using iterative co-design methods
- Conducted mixed methods ethnographic studies of people with visual impairments and qualitatively analyzed data
- Defined and published a novel design paradigm for assistive technology development, Design for Independence
Publications
Reddie, M., Bedi, S., Vaidya, M., Griffin, A., Petelina, N. T., Winter, A. G., 2023. "Achieving High Performance and Low Cost: Development of a High-Performing Passive Prosthetic Knee for Emerging Markets," Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Boston, MA, 20-23 August 2023. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2023-116478
Reddie, M., 2023. "Redesigning diabetic foot risk assessment for amputation prevention in low-resource settings: Development of a purely mechanical plantar pressure evaluation device," Master's thesis, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/151893
Reddie, M. and Frey, D., 2023, "Development of a novel diabetic foot risk assessment for low-resource healthcare settings: A case study of lean design," Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED23), Bordeaux, France, 24-28 July 2023. https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2023.147
Reddie, M., Eberly, G., Jesse Levi, A., Quevedo-Moreno, D., Mendez, K., and Roche, E.T., 2023, "UMBRELAA: DESIGN OF A VARIABLE-SIZED LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR STROKE PREVENTION," Proceedings of the 2023 Design of Medical Devices Conference. 2023 Design of Medical Devices Conference, Minneapolis, MN, USA. April 17–19, 2023. V001T01A001. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DMD2023-1984
Reddie, M., Shallal, C., and Frey, D., 2023, "A Scoping Review of Footwear Worn by People With Diabetes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Implications for Ulcer Prevention Programs," Global Health: Science and Practice, 11(2):e220039. https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00392
Reddie, M. and Parkinson, M., 2022, “A Comparison of Approaches to Reweighting Anthropometric Data,” Ergonomics, 65(10), pp. 1397-1409. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2022.2039409
Xie, J., Reddie, M., Lee, S., Billah, S. M., Zhou, Z., Tsai, C., and Carroll, J. M., 2022, “Iterative Design and Prototyping of Computer Vision Mediated Remote Sighted Assistance,” ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 29(4), pp. 1-40. https://doi.org/10.1145/3501298
Lee, S., Reddie, M., and Carroll, J. M., 2021, “Designing for Independence for People with Visual Impairments,” Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 5(CSCW1), Article 149 (April 2021). https://doi.org/10.1145/3449223
Carroll, J. M., Lee, S., Reddie, M., Beck, J., and Rosson, M. B., 2020, “Human-Computer Synergies in Prosthetic Interactions,” Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal, 44, pp. 29-52.
Lee, S., Reddie, M., Tsai, C., Beck, J., Rosson, M. B., and Carroll, J. M., 2020, “The Emerging Professional Practice of Remote Sighted Assistance for People with Visual Impairments,” Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Honolulu, HI, April 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376591
Reddie, M., 2023. "Redesigning diabetic foot risk assessment for amputation prevention in low-resource settings: Development of a purely mechanical plantar pressure evaluation device," Master's thesis, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/151893
Reddie, M. and Frey, D., 2023, "Development of a novel diabetic foot risk assessment for low-resource healthcare settings: A case study of lean design," Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED23), Bordeaux, France, 24-28 July 2023. https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2023.147
Reddie, M., Eberly, G., Jesse Levi, A., Quevedo-Moreno, D., Mendez, K., and Roche, E.T., 2023, "UMBRELAA: DESIGN OF A VARIABLE-SIZED LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR STROKE PREVENTION," Proceedings of the 2023 Design of Medical Devices Conference. 2023 Design of Medical Devices Conference, Minneapolis, MN, USA. April 17–19, 2023. V001T01A001. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DMD2023-1984
Reddie, M., Shallal, C., and Frey, D., 2023, "A Scoping Review of Footwear Worn by People With Diabetes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Implications for Ulcer Prevention Programs," Global Health: Science and Practice, 11(2):e220039. https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00392
Reddie, M. and Parkinson, M., 2022, “A Comparison of Approaches to Reweighting Anthropometric Data,” Ergonomics, 65(10), pp. 1397-1409. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2022.2039409
Xie, J., Reddie, M., Lee, S., Billah, S. M., Zhou, Z., Tsai, C., and Carroll, J. M., 2022, “Iterative Design and Prototyping of Computer Vision Mediated Remote Sighted Assistance,” ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, 29(4), pp. 1-40. https://doi.org/10.1145/3501298
Lee, S., Reddie, M., and Carroll, J. M., 2021, “Designing for Independence for People with Visual Impairments,” Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 5(CSCW1), Article 149 (April 2021). https://doi.org/10.1145/3449223
Carroll, J. M., Lee, S., Reddie, M., Beck, J., and Rosson, M. B., 2020, “Human-Computer Synergies in Prosthetic Interactions,” Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal, 44, pp. 29-52.
Lee, S., Reddie, M., Tsai, C., Beck, J., Rosson, M. B., and Carroll, J. M., 2020, “The Emerging Professional Practice of Remote Sighted Assistance for People with Visual Impairments,” Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Honolulu, HI, April 25-30. https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376591
Talks
Reddie, M., "Achieving High Performance and Low Cost: Development of a High-Performing Passive Prosthetic Knee for Emerging Markets," ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences, Boston, MA, August 2023.
Reddie, M., "Development of a novel diabetic foot risk assessment for low-resource healthcare settings: A case study of lean design," 24th International Conference on Engineering Design, Bordeaux, France, July 2023.
Reddie, M., "Designing Your World," Guest speech, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Women in Engineering program, virtual, Nov. 2022.
Reddie, M., “Haptic Feedback in Conversational Remote Sighted Assistance for the Visually Impaired,” Oral presentation, Penn State University College of Engineering Research Symposium, University Park, PA, April 2019.
Reddie, M., “A Social/Conversational Prosthetic for Visually Impaired People,” Poster presentation, NASA Space Grant Research Symposium, University Park, PA, Nov. 2018.
Reddie, M., "Development of a novel diabetic foot risk assessment for low-resource healthcare settings: A case study of lean design," 24th International Conference on Engineering Design, Bordeaux, France, July 2023.
Reddie, M., "Designing Your World," Guest speech, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Women in Engineering program, virtual, Nov. 2022.
Reddie, M., “Haptic Feedback in Conversational Remote Sighted Assistance for the Visually Impaired,” Oral presentation, Penn State University College of Engineering Research Symposium, University Park, PA, April 2019.
Reddie, M., “A Social/Conversational Prosthetic for Visually Impaired People,” Poster presentation, NASA Space Grant Research Symposium, University Park, PA, Nov. 2018.
Honors and awards
MIT Sandbox seed funding recipient - 2022-2023
IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge Finalist - 2022
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship - 2021
MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Rohsenow Fellowship - 2021
Penn State College of Engineering Student Marshal - 2020
Evan Pugh Senior Scholar Award - 2020
G & C Reeder Award in Mechanical Engineering - 2020
Vought Scholarship in Engineering - 2018-2020
Penn State Provost's Award - 2017-2020
Schreyer Academic Excellence Scholar - 2017-2020
Penn State Deans's List - 2017-2020
TSYS Future Scholar - 2017-2020
Penn State President Sparks Award - 2019
Penn State Harding Memorial Award - 2019
Penn State Everett Memorial Award - 2019
Penn State President's Freshman Award - 2018
NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant - 2017
IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge Finalist - 2022
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship - 2021
MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Rohsenow Fellowship - 2021
Penn State College of Engineering Student Marshal - 2020
Evan Pugh Senior Scholar Award - 2020
G & C Reeder Award in Mechanical Engineering - 2020
Vought Scholarship in Engineering - 2018-2020
Penn State Provost's Award - 2017-2020
Schreyer Academic Excellence Scholar - 2017-2020
Penn State Deans's List - 2017-2020
TSYS Future Scholar - 2017-2020
Penn State President Sparks Award - 2019
Penn State Harding Memorial Award - 2019
Penn State Everett Memorial Award - 2019
Penn State President's Freshman Award - 2018
NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant - 2017
Teaching
Content Lead, MIT Global Startup Workshop Athens, Greece - 2021-2023
2.00 Introduction to Design Lab Instructor, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering - 2022
Design Thinking Workshop Facilitator, Penn State Learning Factory - 2020
Creative Break Facilitator, Global Design Thinking Annual Conference - 2020
2.00 Introduction to Design Lab Instructor, MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering - 2022
Design Thinking Workshop Facilitator, Penn State Learning Factory - 2020
Creative Break Facilitator, Global Design Thinking Annual Conference - 2020
Industry experience
New Product Development Engineering Intern, Herman Miller - 2019
Product Development Intern, The Bacchus Co. - 2018
- Conducted user research and ergonomic analyses to improve product designs
- Designed mechanical systems for office seating applications
- Led an interdisciplinary intern team in redesigning the new employee onboarding experience, culminating in a successful presentation to the executive team
Product Development Intern, The Bacchus Co. - 2018
- Guided clients through various stages of product development
- Developed an improved ERP system to streamline company logistical operations
- Improved overall product quality through part quality inspections
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